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		dredmorbius on May 11, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why is a registry file called a “hive”? (2003) If an architecture results in persistent and pervasive misuse, the problem isn't the misuse, the problem is the architecture.

FridgeSeal on May 11, 2022 [–]

I agree 100%, I’m just hypothesising why it could have ended up like that, and if there’s a way to have something “registry-like” without the observed flaws.

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